Chapter 137: The First Five‑Year Plan of the Red Star Food Processing Factory

"Honey, what did the mayor want to talk to you about today?" Lin Wei went out on a business trip with Xu Li today, and only after returning did she learn that Chen Yang had been received by the mayor. She was both happy and curious.

Chen Yang said, "We didn't talk about anything; he just asked some questions related to the Clear River Building. After all, that's my investment."

"Moreover, the senior leader promised to approve some industrial land for me to build a new factory and cold storage."

Lin Wei frowned slightly. She was fully aware of Chen Yang's industrial investments: on the Xingcheng side there is the headquarters and cold storage of the Old Citizens Agricultural Products Trading Company, while in Qingshui City there is the Red Star Food Supply and Processing Factory and the Clear River Building, with total investment already exceeding one hundred million. If we also count the privately purchased shop fronts and commercial residences, the figure would be even higher.

Although she had always hoped Chen Yang would use his funds for development in Qingshui City, he had poured this much money in less than two months. She always felt uneasy.

"Honey, you just took over the Red Star Food Processing Factory and are already building a new factory and cold storage—aren't you being a bit rushed? Can your capital chain keep up?"

Chen Yang said, "Our company has been renting someone else's cold storage in Qingshui City, which costs a bit and is inconvenient for workers to commute. Whether considering the budget or the company's future development, a cold storage facility is a must."

"As for the new factory, it's mainly to match the R&D and production of new products. The existing old factory's basic facilities are from over a decade ago, posing significant safety hazards. The equipment, bought as substandard by the previous management, simply cannot meet the production needs of the new products."

"As for the funding issue, we can take a loan from the bank. Given my current net worth, borrowing a hundred million should be no problem."

Seeing Chen Yang determined to expand the industry, Lin Wei didn't want to say more. She merely reminded him, "You have no experience in food processing; before making any decision, it's best to listen more to the opinions of the veteran workers in the factory."

"Fine." Chen Yang responded perfunctorily. As a reborn person, he would never listen to the opinions of those old workers at the Red Star Food Processing Factory. The factory had declined to the point of bankruptcy; apart from the former steward's corruption, those old-fashioned workers also "could not be done without."

Had it not been for the clause in the factory's buyout agreement requiring proper placement of its employees, Chen Yang could have laid off at least half the staff after taking over.

Lin Wei was very pleased with Chen Yang's willingness to listen, and gave him a sweet hug. Chen Yang gave an evil smile, directly lifted her up, and buried his head in her ample bosom. The two clung tightly together, then began a long and passionate entanglement.

After the entanglement, Lin Wei fell asleep satisfied. Chen Yang still had the factory's new building on his mind and couldn't sleep for a while. So he took his laptop to the living room and wrote a development plan for the Red Star Food Processing Factory.

This plan uses a five-year cycle, aiming to make the Red Star Food Processing Factory the leading food processing enterprise in Dongjiangsheng.

In the plan he wrote down all the problems currently existing in the Red Star Food Processing Factory. Based on Luo Xue's audit report and his own understanding of the factory's interior, he ended up writing over two thousand characters.

Then he set a five-year goal for himself and the factory.

The first year's goal is to build the new factory and cold storage, optimize employee quality, and establish a complete employee training system. At the same time, set up at least four mature sausage production lines. Strive to capture more than thirty percent of the market share for the new sausage brand in Qingshui City by year‑end.

The second year's goal is to establish a complete product supply and sales chain. Since the main raw materials for sausage are pork and chicken, the company will establish pig and chicken breeding bases of comparable scale according to its needs. In terms of sales volume, strive to promote the new sausage brand to Xingcheng and even the whole Dongjiangsheng, with an overall market share of at least ten percent.

The third year's goal is to continue expanding the sausage product's production scale, upgrade the production line, and raise the market share of the new sausage in Dongjiangsheng to over twenty percent.

The fourth year's goal is to continue expanding the pig and chicken breeding scale, striving to achieve self‑sufficiency in raw materials, while raising the market share of the new sausage in Dongjiangsheng to over thirty percent.

The fifth year's goal is to renovate the old factory area, build the headquarters building and employee dormitory for the Red Star Food Processing Factory, and at the same time raise the market share of the new sausage in Dongjiangsheng to over forty percent.

As for development outside the province, Chen Yang hasn't considered it yet. After all, whether the factory can smoothly proceed as he expects is still unknown; thinking bigger would be overly ambitious.

After finishing the plan, Chen Yang made some detailed revisions, staying busy until dawn. His focused dedication even moved the workaholic Lin Wei, who personally got up and cooked him a bowl of egg noodles.

Chen Yang propped up his weary body to finish her breakfast, then swore never to let her into the kitchen again. Boiling noodles can take a spoonful of salt—I really don't know how she lived during her four years of college renting a place outside.

After Lin Wei went to work, Chen Yang muted his phone, then slept a few hours at home. Only after waking up did he drive to the Red Star Food Processing Factory.

He Yifei, Qian Duo Duo, and Tan Qin all came over. While Chen Yang was sleeping, they had already conducted an on‑site survey of the wasteland outside the Red Star Food Processing Factory. According to He Yifei's estimate, the new cold storage should preferably cover more than fifteen thousand square meters. After all, Qingshui City is an important source of goods for the company, and most county‑seat goods need to be transferred here.

After Song Yajun and the others finished their survey, they estimated the land needed for the new factory at twenty thousand square meters—equivalent to the area of the old factory. In other words, they just wanted to copy the old layout blindly, without assessing actual needs based on the factory's current state. Such an idea would definitely not pass Kong Jie's scrutiny, and might even make others suspect Chen Yang of land‑grabbing.

Chen Yang printed his five‑year plan using the factory's printer, then gave a copy to the management—no one made a duplicate.

He Yifei, Qian Duo Duo, and Tan Qin were all very excited after reading Chen Yang's plan.

Song Yajun and the management of the Red Star Food Processing Factory, after reading Chen Yang's plan, remained silent. Their meeting's conclusion was to help this new boss, Chen Yang, grab a bit more land. Develop more industry, and the factory workers would all have work to do. As for how the factory should develop and to what stage, most people hadn't even thought about it, whereas Chen Yang's considerations were entirely about the factory's future.

He Yifei said to Chen Yang, "Boss, I think we shouldn't just aim for self‑production and self‑sales of pork and chicken. Other agricultural products, especially those not available in Dongjiangsheng, should also be considered for self‑built bases to cultivate. This would maximize the reduction of transportation costs."